Investigators said Nicholas Bonelli killed Clarine Smith, 82, who he lived with, and Smith's great-niece, Sandra Smith Myers, 63, of Seneca, who was visiting her at her Westminster home last November.

Autopsies found Smith died of blunt force injuries to the head, and Myers died of a stab wound to the chest.

Investigators said that when he was arrested, Bonelli had cuts and stab wounds that appeared to be self-inflicted.

On March 20, Bonelli was set to enter a plea of guilty but mentally ill, but the judge would not accept the plea, saying he had concerns that the judicial system might lose track of Bonelli in the mental health system.

The judge heard from experts who helped him assess Bonelli's mental state before he made the decision.

On Tuesday, when Bonelli was first rolled into the courtroom, he looked around and said, "Got a nice big crowd in here today."

When his lawyer shushed him, Bonelli said, "Why the hell can't I talk?"

Judge Cordell Maddox responded, "Mr. Bonelli! Be Quiet!"

On Tuesday, Maddox signed an order that Bonelli lacks the competency to stand trial. In the event he regains competency, the charges remain pending.

Frank Myers, husband of one of the victims, addressed the judge and said, "You're going to put this man in a facility. You're going to feed him. You're going to clothe him. You're going to medicate him. You're going to keep him warm in the winter time and cool in the summer time. Justice for me would be better served if you took everything he had and put him out on the street. And, I wish you would do that and I wish he would come looking for me because I would fix the problem."

Judge Cordell Maddox's response, "More than you know, I completely understand how you feel."

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